Container for liquids



L. V. TOLBERT.

CONT/UNER FOR mums.

APPUCATON FILED JAN. 19 1920*. l ,3635%3 Paented Deo. 28, 1920.

LILLIAN MAY TOLBERT, OF CHICAGQAIIJIJINQIS.

CONTAINER FOR LIQ'UDS.

Specification of Lettersv Patent.

f Patented Dec. 28; 1920.

,Application filed January 19, 1920. Serial` No. 352,488.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, LILLIAN M. ToLBnRT, a citizen of the United `:'tates, residing at Chicagoin 'the county of Cook` and State of Illinois, have 4invented certain new and useful Improvements in Containers for Liquids;.and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will, enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in containers for liquids, and it has more particular reference to a container which is adapted to hold water, although it is not to be restricted to such use.

vThe `object of the invention is to provide a .container which is equipped with means to support a smaller receptacle therein, which is designed to contain ice or any other cooling medium, wherebyT the liquid within the main vessel being in constant contact with the ice receptacle will be cooled, thereby obviating the usual practice of mingling the ice with the water, which in many instances causes the water to become impure and unfit to drink.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this speciication and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure l is a central vertical sectional view of a liquid container constructed in acoordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a view, partly in elevation, of the lower portion of the container, illustrating more clearly the means connecting the ice receptacle to the main vessel, the parts being shown in position Jfor use.

Fig. 3 is a view like Fig. 2 showing the ice receptacle disconnected.

Fig. 4 is a central vertical sectional view of a slightly modified form of my invention.

Figs. 5 and 6 are views similar to Figs. 2 and 3, the modified form of the invention being shown.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration are shown the preferred embodiments of my invention, the numeral l designates a main vessel which is adapted to contain the liquid to be cooled, the same being provided at the center of its bottom with an internal, integral enlargement 2. A

`smaller receptacle 3 is adapted. to be..,sup-

ported within the .container lnin such amanner that the liquid vcoming constantly in contact with its surface, will be cooled. As is obvious, this receptacle is adapted yto contain ice or any other suitable cooling medium. The bottom of the receptacle 3, is formed with a socket 4, and the surfaceof this sockety and also the surface` Yor' theenla rgement 2 ,is conieahso` that ywhenthe socket is fitted over the enlargement a tight joint will be insured. ln order to prevent tilting or accidental displacement of the receptacle 3, I provide coacting means between the surfaces of .the enlargement 2 and thesocket 4. Vhile this means ,maybe ,ofany other construction, I desire to provide thesocket with anannlllar groove 5 which is `intersected at opposite pointsl by laterally disposed guide, passages or offset notches 6. .Onthe other.hand,.,the enlargement 2 `isaprovided withradial oppositely dispos'edprojections 7. whichare designed to, enter` theannular `groove 5. by way ci' guides 6, whereupon a slight twist or rotary movement of the receptacle 3 will lock it in position and prevent tilting. Iii desired, the open end of the receptacle 3 may be closed by a cover 8.

In the modified form or' my invention shown in Figs. l to (i inclusive, l have shown a structure substantially like that already described, the only difference being in the reverse arrangement or the coacting means between the enlargement 2 and the socket 4i. By reference to these figures it will be seen that the enlargement 2, instead of being provided with radial projections, is equipped with an annular groove 9 which is intersected by short radial passages l0. On the other hand, instead of providing the socket 4 with a groove and guide passages as set forth in the foregoing description, I provide it with a pair of oppositely disposed, inwardly extended radial projections ll which are designed to enter the groove 9 by way of the guide passages 10, the parts being locked together in the same manner as al ready described.

With a device constructed in accordance with the foregoing description, it will be seen that the ice containermay be readily removed for the purpose of cleaning and relling. To replace it and lock it in position, it is only necessary to aline the radial proj ections carried by either the socket or the enlargement, after which it may be slightly rotated, whereupon the projections Will move out of `alineinent With their respective guide passages, and the receptacle properly retainedr in position.

A container of the foregoing construction will be found to be very advantageous in that it Will prevent the liquid contained therein yfrom coming into direct contact With the ice, which oftentimes deposits impurities into the liquid, and makes it unsafe to drink. Uuse of my device also, Will be found to be extremely useful in that it Will save the unnecessary Waste of ice, which melts very fast When placed in the liquid. The receptacle may be refilled with ice by renier ing it from the vessel l, or it may be refilled by simply removing the cover 8. Because of the novel means which I employ to retain the receptacle in position, it Will be seenthat there Will be little or no possibility of the receptacle tilting and spilling its contents Wlien the main vessel is being emptied.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection With the accompanying drawing.

it is believed that a thorough understanding of the advantages and operation of my container Will be had, therefore, further description is deemed unnecessary.

' It is to be understood that the form of my invention herein shown and described is to be taken as a preferred form of the same, and that various minor changes in the shape, size, andarrangement of parts may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit of the invention or the subjoined claims.

I claim:

l, An article of the class described comprising a container for the liquid to ble cooled, the same being provided at the center of its bottom with an integral internal enlargement, a receptacle to contain ice, being provided inits bottom With a socket.A the surfaces of the socket and the enlargement being conical to insure a snug fit, one of said surfaces being provided with an annular groove intersected by lateral guide passages and the other surface being provided With radial projections receivable in the groove by Way of the lateral guide passages, whereby when the receptacle is rotated slightly the projections will pass beyond the guides and lock the receptacle to the container.

2. An article of the type specified comprising a container for the liquid to be cooled, the bottom of said container being provided with an internal integral cone, a receptacle to contain a cooling medium, provided at its bottom With a conical socket adapted to fit on said cone, and co-acting means between the latter and the socket to retain the receptacle in position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

LILLIAN MAY TOLBERT. 

